Formerly: †a person's home country or native land, a homeland (obsolete). Also (in later use only): a person's ancestral land or estate, a patrimony.

That which has been or may be inherited; any property, and esp. land, which devolves by right of inheritance.

An heir. ereward-riche n. inheritance.

Law. An estate granted to one party and subsequently granted in turn or transferable to another, esp. upon the death of the original grantee; the…

Property inherited from one's father or passed down from one's ancestors; an inheritance.

That to which a person succeeds as heir; an inheritance. Obsolete. rare.

Inheritance.

Hereditary succession; inheritance. Also: that which is inherited; an inheritance. Now rare.

That which is inherited; a heritage, inheritance.

Used allusively to denote a person's estate or patrimony. Obsolete.

A thing left to a person by inheritance. Obsolete. rare.

A thing which is to pass to someone after the owner's death; a legacy or heritage. Obsolete.

Any thing which is handed down or passed on; a second-hand item; (occasionally also) something that has been ready made or prepared.